Service difficulty report · Control Lever · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
January 20, 2017
Submitted
January 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
135
Aircraft time
32,200 hours, 40,347 cycles
Part
Control Lever
Part number
F96GA0102
Part serial
124
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 7358 IDA TO SLC, AIR TURNBACK DISCREPANCY: AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMBOUT, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT NORMALLY. CYCLING THE GEAR HANDLE HAD NO EFFECT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CREW RECEIVED A "DON'T SINK" WARNING (ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS WELL ABOVE ANY TERRAIN) AND INTERMITTENT STICK SHAKER. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO IDA, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LG CONTROL LEVER AND RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER. OPS CHECKS GOOD AND OCF WAS SATISFACTORY. PN LG CONTROL LEVER, F96GA0102 SN 124: TRANSCEIVER, 9599-607-14562 SN 4575.

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